Ira Goldstein, Executive Director of The Black Car Fund, was named to two prominent lists from media outlet, City & State New York this year: The 2025 Who’s Who in Insurance and the The 2025 Trailblazers in Transportation.
The 2025 Who’s Who in Insurance list features key players operating in New York’s complex insurance market, according to the publication: “Insurance may at first glance seem like a dull topic, only to capture our attention when premiums need to be paid or when the fine print about coverage options must be carefully reviewed. But in the broader scheme of things, insurance is a remarkable product that has helped modern society manage risk – and greatly improve the quality of life. City & State’s Who’s Who in Insurance highlights the key players in the industry, which is largely regulated at the state level. It puts a spotlight on public officials, trade association leaders and executives at companies offering health insurance, property and casualty insurance, life insurance and other types of coverage in New York’s robust market.”
The media outlet had this to say about Mr. Goldstein: “Ira Goldstein has spent the past decade and a half running The Black Car Fund, which provides full workers’ compensation insurance – as well as nonwork accident disability insurance, personal accident insurance and an array of health-related benefits – to over 100,000 for-hire drivers in New York. A legal and transportation policy expert, Goldstein has modernized protections for gig economy workers, making New York a national model for portable benefits.”
Regarding their 2025 Trailblazers in Transportation list, City & State New York said: “How New Yorkers get around is no simple matter. The downstate region has a complex, interconnected transportation network made up of subway and bus lines, commuter railways, airports, ferry routes, bike lanes and pedestrian walkways as well as roads, highways, bridges and tunnels. City & State’s inaugural Trailblazers in Transportation, researched and written in partnership with journalist Aaron Short, highlights the key players in this space, including urban planners, labor leaders, industry advocates and other innovators rebuilding and rethinking New York’s transportation systems.”
The publication noted that, “For more than 15 years, Ira Goldstein has ensured that livery and limousine drivers can tap into crucial benefits when they need them. He has repeatedly expanded the benefits under the program, most recently adding hearing care and virtual primary care. He also secured a passenger surcharge increase to cover the costs, which a U.S. appeals court upheld in a decision last year.”
Source: City & State New York
